AD ASTRA
Gargoyle 1984

CONTROLS : Keyboard, Kempston, Cursor
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AIM : Ad Astra - To The Stars - is the motto of the legendary Deep
Space Patrol. There is little to occupy a pilot as he doggedly coasts
from station to station...

...That is, unless you count the deadly phasers of the formations of
Pirate battle-cruisers and their robot Scout ships, the multi-
directional scatter bombs, the gigantic mine-layers of the Capellan
Anti-Terran League, the almost impenetrable curtain of lethal mines
and the fragmentation bombs, not to mention, of course, the ever-
present interstellar debris that litters areas of space...

GAMEPLAY : If it moves, shoot it. If it doesn't move, shoot it
anyway! Also, take a note of the security codes...

COMMENTS : "Addictive, attractive graphics and very playable."
RATING : 80% (CRASH #4, May 1984)

NOW : Strictly of historical interest (it was the first game from
Gargoyle, later of TIR NA NOG fame); Ad Astra is a very, very dated
game indeed.
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KEYS : Left/Right - alternate bottom row keys
Up - third row keys
Down - second row keys
Fire - CAPS/SHFT, SPACE, 1, 0